Seasonal nematode egg output in goats at high altitude of Uttaranchal, India

A total of 366 faecal samples of goats (75 in summer, 173 in monsoon and 118 in winter) were collected in the year 2004–2005 and faecal eggs were estimated by modified McMaster egg counting technique. Data on nematode infection at experimental goat farm revealed 96.00, 87.28 and 98.30% incidence during summer, monsoon and winter, respectively. Eggs per gram (EPG) of GI nematodes in goats was higher during monsoon (1717) followed by summer (838) and winter (775). Tapeworm infection (Moniezia sp.) was found almost similar (about 10%) in all three seasons.